JONI MITCHELL "COURT AND SPARK" NAUTILUS HALF SPEED MASTERED SERIES SUPER DISC

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Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson; November 7, 1943) is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto. In 1965 she moved to the United States and, touring constantly, began to be recognized when her original songs ("Urge for Going," "Chelsea Morning," "Both Sides, Now," "The Circle Game") were covered by notable folk singers, allowing her to sign with Reprise Records and record her own debut album in 1968. Settling in Southern California, Mitchell, with popular songs like "Big Yellow Taxi" and "Woodstock", helped define an era and a generation. Her more starkly personal 1971 recording Blue has been called one of the best albums ever made. Musically restless, Mitchell switched labels and began moving toward jazz rhythms by way of lush pop textures on 1974's Court and Spark, her best-selling LP, featuring her radio hits "Help Me" and "Free Man in Paris." 
Court and Spark is the sixth studio album. Released in January 1974, the album saw Mitchell infusing her folk-rock style, which she developed throughout her previous five albums, with jazz inflections. A very accessible and commercially appealing album, Court and Spark was Mitchell's commercial and popular triumph—it was not only praised by critics but was also received very warmly by the public, becoming her most successful album. It reached No. 2 in the United States and No. 1 in Canada and eventually received a Double Platinum certification by the RIAA, the highest of Mitchell's career. It was voted the best album of the year for 1974 in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop Critics Poll.  In 2003 it was listed at No. 111 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Track listing 
All tracks composed and arranged by Joni Mitchell; except where indicated. Side one "Court and Spark" – 2:46 "Help Me" – 3:22 "Free Man in Paris" – 3:02 "People's Parties" – 2:15 "Same Situation" – 2:57 Side two "Car on a Hill" – 3:02 "Down to You" – 5:38 "Just Like This Train" – 4:24 "Raised on Robbery" – 3:06 "Trouble Child" – 4:00 "Twisted" – 2:21 (Annie Ross/Wardell Gray) Personnel 
Joni Mitchell – vocals, including background; acoustic guitar; piano; clavinet on "Down to You" John Guerin – drums and percussion Wilton Felder – bass Max Bennett – bass on "Trouble Child" Jim Hughart – bass on "People's Parties" and "Free Man in Paris" Milt Holland – chimes on "Court and Spark" Tom Scott – woodwinds and reeds Chuck Findley – trumpet on "Twisted" and "Trouble Child" Joe Sample – electric piano, clavinet on "Raised on Robbery" David Crosby – background vocals on "Free Man in Paris" and "Down to You" Graham Nash – background vocals on "Free Man in Paris" Susan Webb – background vocals on "Down to You" Larry Carlton – electric guitar Wayne Perkins – electric guitar on "Car on a Hill" Dennis Budimir – electric guitar on "Trouble Child" Robbie Robertson – electric guitar on "Raised on Robbery" José Feliciano – electric guitar on "Free Man in Paris" Cheech Marin – background voice on "Twisted" Tommy Chong – background voice on "Twisted" Joni Mitchell and Henry Lewy - producers Henry Lewy and Ellis Sorkin - engineers
This is a rare, & unopened  US Nautilus 'SuperDisc' series Half-Speed mastered Audiophile issue of the 1974 11-track LP NR 11 pressed on imported virgin vinyl, gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics inside! It's being sold at auction, " AS IS" & with no reserve. Overseas winning bid will include actual costs associated with shipping. Good Luck Bidding!